A story about the Loots family of India that contains the fragrance, mystery and excitement of the raw Indian sub-continent during the British Raj period; told in an imaginative, amusing self-deprecating style with thoroughly engaging candour. A fictional novel told cheerfully in the first person about the foibles of the Loots family and about the life of the protagonist, Tom Loots, himself and how he develops from childhood to adult.

The story is told with engaging self-deprecating humour in two distinct parts. In the first part Tom portrays the idiosyncrasies of the Loots family and the imperfection of the British Raj era in India; and in the second part Tom uncovers his own quirky development.